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Acting
Russ Abbot
- Born
- (age 79)
- Birthplace
- Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, UK
- Credits
- 27 titles
Biography
Russ Abbot is an English musician, comedian and actor. Born in Chester, he first came to public notice during the 1970s as the singer and drummer with British comedy showband the Black Abbots, later forging a prominent solo career as a television comedian with his own weekly show on British television.
Signature work
Known For
7.8
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7.1
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The Sarah Jane Adventures
6.2
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Casualty
7.2
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Last of the Summer Wine
7.3
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Hotel Babylon
7.1
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Heartbeat
4.4
Movie
Run For Your Wife
6.3
TV
Boomers
6.0
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Comic Relief
6.7
Movie
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
7.0
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The Comedians
4.5
Movie
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Willesden
6.0
TV
The Russ Abbot Show
7.0
TV
Married for Life
9.0
TV
September Song
Movie
National Theatre: My Fair Lady
TV
Russ Abbot's Madhouse
TV
Freddie Starr's Variety Madhouse
Acting credits 27
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Dream Street TV | Narrator/Tech/The Sleeping Policeman (voice) |
| 2022 | Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs Film | Self |
| 2018 | Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were Film | Self |
| 2015 | Funny Valentines TV | Morris Roebuck (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Boomers TV | John (12 ep) |
| 2012 | Run For Your Wife Film | Hospital Patient |
| 2010 | The Michael Ball Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2008 | Spectreman vs. Russ Abbott Film | Himself |
| 2007 | The Sarah Jane Adventures TV | Martin Trueman (2 ep) |
| 2007 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Willesden Film | Jules Rendell |
| 2006 | Hotel Babylon TV | Mr. Poldark (1 ep) |
| 2005 | National Theatre: My Fair Lady Film | |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple TV | CI Arthur Primer (1 ep) |
| 1999 | Dream Street TV | Narrator (65 ep) |
| 1998 | Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh Film | Fagin |
| 1996 | Married for Life TV | Ted Butler (7 ep) |
| 1993 | September Song TV | Ted Fenwick (20 ep) |
| 1992 | Heartbeat TV | Stanley Leroy (1 ep) |
| 1988 | Comic Relief TV | (2 ep) |
| 1987 | Daytime Live TV | (1 ep) |
| 1986 | Casualty TV | Simon Lancaster, Malcolm Crowson (1 ep) |
| 1986 | The Russ Abbot Show TV | (67 ep) |
| 1983 | Live From Her Majesty's TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1980 | Russ Abbot's Madhouse TV | (39 ep) |
| 1979 | Freddie Starr's Variety Madhouse TV | (6 ep) |
| 1973 | Last of the Summer Wine TV | Hobbo (16 ep) |
| 1971 | The Comedians TV | (79 ep) |